Puesto Uno
| Puesto Uno | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Residents (state) | 558 pop. (2012 census) | ||
| height | 377 m | ||
| Post Code | 06-0303-0102-8001 | ||
| Telephone code | (+591) | ||
| Coordinates | 21 ° 16 ′ S , 63 ° 26 ′ W | ||
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| politics | |||
| Department | Tarija | ||
| province | Gran Chaco Province | ||
| climate | |||
 Climate diagram Villamontes |
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Puesto Uno (also Puesto Primero ) is a town in the Tarija Department in the extreme south of the South American Andean state of Bolivia .
Location in the vicinity
Puesto Uno is the third largest town in the municipality of Villamontes in the Gran Chaco province . The village is located at an altitude of 377 m in the immediate vicinity of the city of Villamontes on the left, northern bank of the Río Pilcomayo , shortly after the river breaks through the ridge of the Serranía Aguaragüe and flows southeast into the Chaco foreland.
geography
To the west of Puesto Uno and Villamontes extends the north-south running Voranden chain of the Serranía Aguaragüe, which there reaches an altitude of almost 1,400 m near Villamontes.
Puesto Uno is located in the humid tropics and has a clear dry season from June to September (see Villamontes climate diagram), the climate is semi-humid .
population
The population of the village has increased significantly in the past decade:
| year | Residents | source |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | no detailed data | census |
| 2001 | 346 | census |
| 2012 | 558 | census |
Transport network
Puesto Uno is 256 kilometers by road east of Tarija , the capital of the department.
To get from Tarija to Villamontes and Puesto Uno, first follow the Ruta 1 highway , which leads from Tarija in a south-easterly direction. After eight kilometers, the Ruta 11 road branches off to the east, reaching the town of Villamontes after 243 kilometers via Junacas Sur , Entre Ríos and Palos Blancos . The Ruta 11 then continues east via Ibibobo to Cañada Oruro , the border station on the border with Paraguay .
In Villamontes, Calle Capitán Manchego runs in a west-east direction, on which one leaves the city of Villamontes in an easterly direction and there meets the independent village of Puesto Uno , which extends between Calle Capitán Manchego and the Río Pilcomayo.
Individual evidence
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia (INE) 1992
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2001
- ^ INE - Instituto Nacional de Estadística Bolivia 2012
Web links
- Relief map 6930-III of the Villamontes region 1: 50,000 (PDF; 606 kB)
- Relief map of the Villamontes region 1: 250,000 (PDF; 5.68 MB)
- Municipio Villamontes - General Maps No. 60303
- Municipio Villamontes - detailed map and population data (PDF; 896 kB) ( Spanish )
- Departamento Tarija - social data of the municipalities (PDF; 3.05 MB) ( Spanish )